Module PPP-3001:Project (Single Honours Psych)

Module Facts

Run by School of Psychology

40 Credits or 20 ECTS Credits

Semester 1 & 2

Organiser:
Dr George Houghton

Overall aims and purpose

The aim of this module is to provide students with first-hand experience of conducting psychological research. This will further develop their skills in collating and reviewing literature, experimental design, data collection, data analysis and interpretation. It also gives students the opportunity to develop their planning, organizational and team-working abilities.

Course content

Students will be engage with all aspects of the research process, including designing experiments, considering ethical issues, testing participants, analysing data, and writing research reports.

Assessment Criteria

threshold

• Knowledge of key research areas/principles only
• Weaknesses in understanding of the research area
• Limited evidence of background study into topic
• Research report only poorly focussed on question and with some irrelevant material and poor structure
• Arguments presented but lack coherence
• Several factual/computational errors
• No original interpretation
• Only major links between topics are described
• Limited problem solving
• Many weaknesses in presentation and accuracy

good

• Strong knowledge of the research area
• Understands most but not all of the research area
• Evidence of background study into topic
• Focussed research report with good structure
• Arguments presented coherently
• Mostly free of factual/computational errors
• Some limited original interpretation
• Well known links between topics described
• Problems addressed by existing methods/approaches
• Good presentation with accurate communication

excellent

• Comprehensive knowledge of research area
• Detailed understanding of research area
• Extensive background study into topic
• Highly focussed and well structured research report
• Logically presented and defended arguments
• No factual/computational errors
• Original interpretation
• New links between topics are developed
• New approach to the research problem
• Excellent presentation with very accurate communication

Learning outcomes

Produce an original piece of research work in the form of their final year project.

Present this work in a short oral presentation.

Assessment Methods

Type

Name

Description

Weight

DISSERTATION

Project

90

INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATION

Oral Presentation

10

Teaching and Learning Strategy

Hours

Individual Project

400

Transferable skills

Literacy - Proficiency in reading and writing through a variety of media

Numeracy - Proficiency in using numbers at appropriate levels of accuracy

Computer Literacy - Proficiency in using a varied range of computer software

Self-Management - Able to work unsupervised in an efficient, punctual and structured manner. To examine the outcomes of tasks and events, and judge levels of quality and importance

Exploring - Able to investigate, research and consider alternatives

Information retrieval - Able to access different and multiple sources of information

Inter-personal - Able to question, actively listen, examine given answers and interact sensitevely with others

Critical analysis & Problem Solving - Able to deconstruct and analyse problems or complex situations. To find solutions to problems through analyses and exploration of all possibilities using appropriate methods, rescources and creativity.

Safety-Consciousness - Having an awareness of your immediate environment, and confidence in adhering to health and safety regulations

Presentation - Able to clearly present information and explanations to an audience. Through the written or oral mode of communication accurately and concisely.

Teamwork - Able to constructively cooperate with others on a common task, and/or be part of a day-to-day working team

Management - Able to utilise, coordinate and control resources (human, physical and/or financial)

Argument - Able to put forward, debate and justify an opinion or a course of action, with an individual or in a wider group setting

Subject specific skills

Understand the scientific underpinnings of psychology as a discipline.

Apply multiple perspectives to psychological issues and integrate ideas and findings across the multiple perspectives in psychology.

Communicate psychological concepts effectively in written form.

Communicate psychological concepts effectively in oral form.

Be computer literate for the purpose of processing and disseminating psychological data and information.

Retrieve and organise information effectively.

Handle primary source material critically.

Engage in effective teamwork for the purpose of collaborating on psychological projects.

Be sensitive and react appropriately to contextual and interpersonal psychological factors.